My Girl Fluttershy

by White_Cloud


Chapter 2: Flutter Me Away

The next morning brought no comfort as I lay in my bed, trying to figure out some way to weasel myself out of this predicament. On the one hoof, I wanted desperately to tell Fluttershy how much I loved her. But on the other hoof, well, let’s just say there were some things that I was not proud of and wanted to keep hidden from everypony. I finally drug myself out of bed and trotted over to my bedroom window as I let out a heavy sigh. Come on White Cloud, you can do this. You love her don’t you? Yes, I loved her. But what if she rejected me? You can’t think like that Cloud. You have to put your past behind you and think about here and now. I let out another sigh as I tried to think of some reason why I shouldn’t go and talk to her. But every excuse I came up with was not enough to change my thoughts. After a few minutes of thinking, I finally gave in. It was time to confront Fluttershy and tell her how I felt. Shaking nervously, I headed outside and down the lane towards Ponyville, in search of my destiny.

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When I finally reached the outskirts of town, it took everything I had in me to not bolt back to my house. I knew that if I didn’t do this now, I would never get another chance. I feared I had already missed my opportunity yesterday when she talked to me, but I hoped that fate would smile on me and grant me another opportunity. Shaking even more than I was before, I trotted into the square and began to look for her. Brushing my way past many ponies as they went about their daily lives, I looked everywhere I could think of. I looked in Sugar Cube Corner, by the produce cart, the scroll and quill shop, even the flower shop, but I saw no sign of her. I began to grow more and more scared as I continued to fail to spot her. The urge to rush back home grew stronger and stronger the longer I kept looking. Finally, I decided she wasn’t in town today, and knew that I truly had blown it. With my head hung low, I trotted over to the café to drown my disappointment with some food. Maybe if I could eat enough, then maybe I would be able to forget about her. The waiter trotted over and took my order, and then I laid my head on the table, continuing to rebuke myself. It’s all over. You had your shot yesterday, and you blew it. You are never going to see her again. I heard a plate with my sandwich being set down on the table, but I really was not hungry. I poked at it with my hoof, feeling rather sick to my stomach. Finally, I broke down and picked up the sandwich and was about to bite into it, when I heard a voice that stopped me. No…it couldn’t be.

“Thank you so much Zecora! This medicine will help Angel get better much quicker.” I heard another pony speak, but I couldn’t make out what she said. Then I heard that sweet voice speak again. “I will. Thank you!” It was much closer this time. I began to scan the square, hoping to just catch a glimpse of her. All of a sudden, there was a break in the crowd, and there she was. Sweet Celestia, she was so beautiful. Her mane flowed from her head like a cascading pink waterfall. Her eyes were the most beautiful shade of blue I had ever seen. Her tail was the same color as her mane and curled around in the most beautiful way. Fluttershy, she was here. She began to turn my way, and I quickly turned back around, hoping she didn’t see me staring at her. What do I do now? My heart feels like it is going to beat out of my chest. Should I talk to her? No…that went badly last time she talked to us. Maybe just go say hello? Arrgh! I don’t know what to do! As I continued to argue with myself, I didn’t notice that she had made her way over to the café. I was too busy trying to figure out some way to talk to her without seeming odd or creepy, when I heard the last voice I wanted to hear at this moment. And it was right next to me.

“Ummm, excuse me. I don’t want to bother you, but could I share this table with you? There are no available tables.” Oh Celestia, what do I do now? Oh…Celestia…Arrgh! Pull yourself together White Cloud! Say yes! Say anything! “I’m sorry to have bothered you. I’ll find another table.” SAY SOMETHING!!!

“Excuse me miss, but you can share my table.” Another pony pulled out a chair at his table and Fluttershy smiled at him as she sat down.

“Oh, thank you! I needed to get off my hooves. I have been so busy today.” At this point, I was yelling at myself. YOU IDIOT! You did it again! You have got to be the stupidest pony in all of Equestria! How could you let her walk away, again! After everything that happened yesterday! This is it, it’s all over. You had two chances and you blew both of them. Good work White Cloud. I laid my head on the table once more as my brain continued to berate me. There was no way I was going to eat now. I got up and began to make my way home. There was nothing left for me here today, I failed in my mission. I rounded a corner and headed between two houses, not wanting to trot through the square and have somepony see me cry. I stopped as the tears began to flow down my face, when I heard a familiar voice.

“Excuse me, sir. Y-You left this behind.” Great…just the pony I want to see me crying. How can this day get any worse? I turned around, and there she was. On the ground was my saddlebag. In all my sorrow, I had forgotten to grab it off of the table when I began to head home. I looked at her, and she quickly looked away, blushing. “I…I saw you had forgotten this, and I thought it might be important.” I stood looking at her, puzzled. Why would she still be nice to me? I basically ignored her twice. Why is she still talking to me? I slowly trotted over, picked it up, and placed it on my back. I didn’t really know what to say.

“Th-thank you.” I was so nervous. We stood like this for a minute; the silence was deafening. Finally she spoke again.

“M-my name is F-Fluttershy. I was the one w-who talked to you yesterday.” My mind couldn’t seem to form words to respond to her. “I really love your f-flowers. They are very beautiful.” Now it was my turn to look away and blush. I knew she liked my flowers, but to hear her actually tell me face to face how much she loved them was a whole other level. When I was finally able to look at her again, she was staring at me. I almost bolted when I stared into those eyes. They were so kind and gentle. She looked down at the ground and continued. “I’m going to head back.” She turned around and began to trot back towards the square. Finally, my mind was able to clear itself long enough to yell out, “Wait!” She stopped and I slowly trotted over to her. She turned around as I cleared my throat.

“My name is White Cloud.” Then she did the most unexpected thing. She smiled.

“It’s good to meet you.”